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Questions 3: Basic Skills of Characters

Posted on November 22, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Since basic skills can change from person to person, I figure I’ll open the floor.  Got my hands full today as well.  Keep in mind that I’m talking about the skills authors and readers don’t think about.  We take them … Continue reading →

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7 Tips to Utilizing Basic Skills That Might Not Be Basic

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

This list isn’t going to work for every author, reader, or story.  Going to try to be as general as possible, but we’ll see how it goes. If you want to remove a basic skill from a character halfway through … Continue reading →

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Skills We Take for Granted

Posted on November 18, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

This stems from something decades ago.  When making some 3rd Edition Dungeons & Dragons characters with players, one was asking why his barbarian wasn’t allowed to start with reading and writing.  He had to use points to give himself these … Continue reading →

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The Over-the-Top Rebellious Teenager

Posted on November 15, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

So, this is the other character type I was thinking of last time I re-watched ‘Great Teacher Onizuka’.  Now, the story is that Onizuka is a former motorcycle gang member who is determined to be a teacher.  He gets a … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Morning in Kelsbrig

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(No idea what I was thinking of here.  Probably just letting my imagination running wild.  Makes next week’s poem even more amusing.) Sun rising Above the lunder trees Mottled leaves Of blue and gray Glinting Like dull-edged daggers   The … Continue reading →

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The Reformed Punk Character

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

This could be seen as an off-shoot of ‘reformed villain’ doing a redemption arc, but it’s kind of different.  The delinquent, punk part of the character is in the past and not something that is shown to the audience.  They … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Aganippe

Posted on October 29, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

First teaser after Quest of the Brokenhearted went live for 99 cents.  So, exciting.  While this isn’t Kira’s first battle in the story, this is the first official champion that she faces.  I had a lot of fun writing the scene … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Monster City

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(A fun little poem about a city living on top of a giant.  Pretty sure this stemmed from the first ‘God of War’ game where you reach a temple on a Titan’s back.) Metropolis up high On a monster’s flattened … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: We Swear It Is NOT An Evil Tree

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

For some reason, the original teaser post I had for today disappeared.  Glad I checked.  I decided to re-post this one that involves Darwin and Arlinger.  Hopefully it makes sense without all the context, but it was always one of … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday: Open Winged Greeting

Posted on October 8, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

Here’s another excerpt from Quest of the Brokenhearted and it’s the introduction of a fun supporting character.  Lacarsis was a monster-making playground for me and I needed to think of a great way to start the tournament.  For some reason, this … Continue reading →

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